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Multi-platform Backdoor Lurks in Colombian Transport Site

09

Jul

2012

We recently came across a compromised Colombian Transport website where the malware author utilizes social engineering by displaying a signed applet upon visiting the page.Here is what is shown if visited using Windows:And using MacOS:The JAR file checks if the user’s machine is running in Windows, Mac or Linux then downloads the appropriate files for […]

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Does using Facebook put you at more risk elsewhere on the internet?

18

Jul

2011

According to a recent article from the coolcats at Fast Company, “Digital Oxytocin: How Trust Keeps Facebook, Twitter Humming”, the Pew Research Center has shown that the more time you spend on the internet, especially social networks like Facebook and Twitter, the more trusting you become. Not just on social networks, but everywhere – both […]

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The New Reality of Stealth Crimeware

21

Jun

2011

Anyone who has been in information security recently knows that it has gotten easier for cybercriminals to build stealth crimeware. The malware we deal with on a regular basis grows ever more difficult to find, while high-end targeted attacks such as Stuxnet and other advanced persistent threats (APTs, the abbreviation I hate) are using ever […]

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